MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '20 at 16:29
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 753 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Lighting 48.9 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 42.7 40% 42 fps	MRender 41.1 Gravity 46.7 Splatting 40.7 35% 42.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 239 Write 190 Mixed 187 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 32.2 121% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 117 113% 184 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 89%
Kingston SHFR200240G 240GB 2,078 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 56GB free Firmware: 000056R8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 109 112 83 111 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 501 Write 441 Mixed 375 SusWrite 135 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 43.9 156% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 162 145% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 96%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 57GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 456 456 450 458 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 462 Mixed 320 SusWrite 456 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 39.6 150% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 164 173% 286 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 70GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 64 69 64 69 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 65.7 Write 67.7 Mixed 49 SusWrite 64.6 46% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 21GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 76 75 74 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 66 Write 67.3 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 77.1 48% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 108 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 102 Mixed 68 SusWrite 107 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 166% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 66%
G-drive Thunderbolt 3 4TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 355GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 38 Write 39.3 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 41.9 29% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.5 286% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 120%
SanDisk SD SDDR-289 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 15GB free, PID b6ba Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 86.7 Write 51 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 49.8 77% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 3 189% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 28.5 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 29.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,859x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,809x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	963x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $866

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16